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  1. Vengeance

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    <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1326000/1326657.stm">Douglas Adams died Friday morning</a>. He was 49 years old. It was a heart attack.

    For those of you not in the know, Douglas Adams wrote "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". He will be sorely missed -- a very, very funny and great guy.

    RIP

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    I heard about his death but I have never read his book maybe I will the summer.

    RIP man

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    One of the funniest writers ever. This is very sad news.

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    So long, and thanks for all the ... laughs. [​IMG]



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    Now we need to find the question.

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    We know the answer but what is the question?

    9 X 6

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    This makes me very sad. I enjoyed his work and thought he would be around a lot longer. The world has lost a great talent... and it wasn't in the news here. People didn't appreciate him enough.

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    I never read his stuff but thoroughly enjoyed the titles of his books.

    RIP
     
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    Damn! [​IMG]

    RIP Mr Adams

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    #11 mc mark, May 13, 2001
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    Goodbye, Douglas. Now you are working on that big infinity improbability engine in the sky.

    RIP

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    Ironically, I have just started reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. A sad day indeed.
     
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    I'm sorry he's gone. I love his stuff, know the Hitchhiker's Guide intro by memory. Although, in all fairness, he was never very good at endings.

    RIP

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    His Dirk Gently books are great too. He'll be sorely missed.

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    "The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't."


    A great light has gone out.

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